Species-specific population trends detected for penguins, gulls and cormorants over 20 years in sub-Antarctic Fuegian Archipelago

Polar Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1343-1360

  Raya Rey, Andrea ^a   Rosciano, Natalia ^a   Liljesthröm, Marcela ^a   Sáenz Samaniego, Ricardo ^a   Schiavini, Adrián ^a,b  

^a Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Dolphin Gull; Gentoo Penguin; Imperial Cormorant; Kelp Gull; Magellanic Penguin; Population trends; Rock Cormorant; Southern Rockhopper Penguin; Sub Antarctic; Tourism

Indexed keywords

LARUS DOMINICANUS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 84905271422     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-014-1526-6     Document Type: Article

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